Efforts to Combat Map Vandalism in OpenStreetMap Data
Map vandalism is the deliberate wrong change or update to map data, such as adding an incorrect name for a street or place.
Map vandalism is the deliberate wrong change or update to map data, such as adding an incorrect name for a street or place.
While we often assume that the OpenStreetMap (OSM) community is primarily made up of individuals, large corporations are increasingly active in the development of OSM.
The Tree Mapping project uses crowd sourcing to accurate identify tree stems from laser scanning point cloud data acquired via UAV.
Machine learning techniques are being used to map new urban and land use patterns that were previously difficult to detect using crowdsourcing data.
Adopt A Pixel program has existed for quite some time – from 2013 – in the form of a web service which allowed users to upload geospatially tagged landscape images to complement the remote sensing collections.
Affluent Westside residents in Los Angeles want to create fake traffic jams on crowdsourced traffic app Waze to discourage commuters from using their neighborhoods as a shortcut.
Joey Lee and Benedikt Groß who produced the Big Atlas of LA Pools profiled on GIS Lounge have a new Kickstarter campaign that debuted today. Called Aerial … Read more